Closer picture of Spotted
in the Park. You can see the black underskirt, which has little pleats in
it. She also has a leopard cap (can't see it) and the dog's leash is
topped with a star charm with a "G".

The Madra display from the
Landmark event on 2/11/00. She was a no-show, but her stone greyhounds
were there.

A group of Genes - all due 1st
qtr 2000. Twilight Rumba is the annual doll. Exquisite beading and a
terrific elaborate hairdo. She has a hair comb. In the background is
"Dance with Me". It's much lighter in person - a coppery
color. There are beaded accents on the skirt and the shoes have
transparent copper heels. Her hair is a strawberry blonde. The
yellow dress is "Kiss Me Gene". See below for more
details.

Kiss Me Gene
outfit. It has beautiful pearl and beaded detail on the dress and
shawl. Nice draping on bodice

Another group of Genes. I think these are for the 4th quarter. As
you can see, my camera catches much better color towards the center! The
white dress on the left is "Croquet, Anyone?". It has light blue
top stitching. The shoes are white and gray spectator pumps. The
chartreuse outfit is "First Close-Up" by Tim Kennedy. It has a pink
underslip. The green suit in front is "The Perfect Gift", a
student design. Very tailored. Pumps are textured like alligator
skin. Behind that is "First Stop, Chicago", an outfit that Gene
would have worn between "Goodbye New York" and "Hello Hollywood
Hello". That's a pretty good representation of the color. I
think the publicity shots look bluer. The brown outfit is a dressed doll
called "Love at First Sight". More details below. The ski
outfit is "St. Moritz". More details below. On the far
right is "Baking Cookies". A little too sweet for me. It's
a pale yellow gingham house dress with apron.

Love at First Sight
- dressed doll. There is beading in the crocheted lace. The shoes
are wonderful!

St. Moritz ski outfit.
Real wooden skis. A lot of attention to detail in the boots, accessories,
and the embroidery.

"Jazz Note" outfit. Black with steel gray lining. Great
shoes - flocked velvet with back straps w/button and beads on toes. Of
course, the emphasis is on the embroidery and beading on the low cut sheer back
and a little inset on the front. Beaded earrings.

Gene in "I Do" - a
dressed doll. Really lovely. Ivory satin with lace trim. I was
told that this was based on a bridal dress that Joan Greene owns.

"Bon Voyage" -
Gold Star Dealer Exclusive Doll. LE of 3500. Dusty rose/coral
colored 20's suit. The inside of the jacket and the dress are covered in a
shimmery faille and there is a fringed tassel hanging from the dropped
waist. The shoes have a felt vertical strap in the back. Her hair is
honey blonde and cut in a pageboy.

"Spellbound"
Dealer Exclusive outfit (AKA: holiday outfit). This is stunning! The
sheer gloves match the sheer lining of the cape. The cape is attached at
the shoulders. The back of the dress is open. Black and fuchsia
beading.

I thought I had a full length
of this one! "Encore" by Lynne Day is the Retailer Exclusive
doll (AKA: holiday doll). Gorgeous grape satin gown with platinum satin
accents. Bow in back is plainum satin, lined in cerise. The bow has
black beaded fringe on the ends. There are amethyst rhinestones on both
the front and back. In the back the straps meet in the middle, almost like
an "X" with a rhinestone in the center and a few rhinestone buttons
down the back. She has butterfly earrings and a flowered and beaded comb
in her hair. The hair style is similar to Midnight Gamble's, but has some
extra curls in the front.

One of 2 shoe
sets. Both sets have all ribbon tie shoes. This one has pink
(flowered?) ribbon, maroon and yellow stripes, and red and black. The
other set has black and white polka dots, turquoise with roses, and ???.
Editorial note here: To me, this is the most disappointing thing in the 2000
line. I think AD missed the point of our request for shoe packs.
These are all ribbon ties and the fabrics do not go with any "basic"
colors. I was talking to an AD rep, who pointed to the turquoise shoes and
said, "These would go with Blue Goddess." I replied, "But
we already have shoes for Blue Goddess." I am afraid that these won't
sell well and then AD will say, "Well, we tried shoe packs and no one
wanted them." Who knows? Maybe people will design things to go
with the shoes.

At this time, there are no photos of Madra (except "First
Encounter"), but here are a few tidbits about the dolls and costumes for
her...

First, it's Maaaadra, like a sheep baaa-ing. Pronounced like
"mad", angry. Mel is very particular about this.

Only "Black Widow" and "Highland Fling" are limited
editions. All others are open.

"First Encounter" - the basic Madra doll. Dress by Christine
Curtis. She did this dress for her auction doll at the 1999 East Coast
Gene Convention. Joan Greene bought it. Madra herself has bright
carrot-top hair (like Priceless, maybe even brighter), with rolled bangs and put
up in back. The hair can be taken down and it looks kind of like a wavy
Red Venus length. The bangs brush out fairly long. She has green
eyes, brown shadow, dark eyeliner, dark brows, and a small beauty mark over her
left eye. Her fingernails are bright red and she has bendable knees and
elbows. The elbow joints are done similar to the SG knee joints.

Highland Fling - Holiday outfit. Designed by Tim Kennedy. Limited
to 2500. The tartan has metallic threads in it. There is black
beading at the bodice and on the inside of the bow's train in the back. At
the top of the green gloves, the part that is angled out is lined with the
tartan fabric.

Black Widow - LE doll of 2500. Designed by Lynne Day. Stunning
and going to be very hard to get :-(. The silver design on the dress is
not painted -- it is stitched and has some beading! Her hair is similar to
Midnight Gamble's, but in jet black. She has a beaded spider-web cap.

Heartless - Designed by Tim Kennedy. This is the green dress w/black
and white polka dots. It is also the one pictured in Mel's original Madra
drawing.

Pink with Envy - Designed by Bob Lange. Has gray accents. The hat
is lined in gray and has a pink and gray twisted braid trim. The jacket is
lined in gray and she has gray gloves, which were displayed scrunched up.
Neat accessory - a portfolio with sketches of all of Madra's outfits!

Dressed to Kill - Designed by Tim Kennedy. Not a plain gold gown, like the
drawing. It is gold with coppery/red mixed in.

So Evil My Love - Designed by Tim Kennedy. Black velvet skirt.
Brown metallic bra. Brown gloves. The purse is really neat on this
one -- a black clutch with red feather closure.